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February 9, 2015 – Nha Trang and Da Nang (Reminder: To see images full-size, right-click on the image and select ‘open image in new tab’.)

February 10, 2015 – Da Lat Countryside We went on a tour of the countryside on the day after the Crazy House Expedition, and the first stop was a Weasel Coffee Factory, complete with coffee weasels.  Apparently, the weasel gets up in the morning, wanders over to its Coffee Dish, and eats as many coffee

February 5, 2015 – Da Lat In and Around Town The road to Da Lat was one of the worst roads for potholes I have ever been on, and it was so twisty and windy that many corners had 3-foot round mirrors on them. The driver honked his horn to warn traffic that the bus

January 31, 2015 – Mui Ne Fairy Stream and Sand Dunes Steve:  We decided to get a look at some more of the local area, so we booked a one-day tour of the major attractions through our hotel.  That gave us one of the most clapped-out jeeps I’ve ever ridden in, plus a driver guaranteed

January 15, 2015 – in and around mui ne. So, here we are in Mui Ne (pronounced Moo Nay), a very pretty strip of hotels and restaurants along one of the better beaches in southern Vietnam. I can’t call this a beach community, as there isn’t one. Community, that is, the beach is definitely there!

January 6, 2015 – The Cu Chi Tunnels and the Water Puppet Theatre Deb: This morning we’re off to the Cu Chi Tunnels (pronounced Goo Chie). These deep underground tunnels have several floors, alleys, and branches, forming a spider’s web of more than 250 kilometers. The tunnels were dug with simple tools and bare hands

January 3, 2015 – Mekong Delta Debbi: We got up at 5:30 (no wake-up call…again) for a “half day” tour, which is supposed to start at 6:30, but of course we didn’t get picked up for another 1/2 hour. It’s a long drive of 120 km to where we are to begin. Halfway there, we

December 31, 2014 – Phu Quoc Motorcycle Tour – Day Two We started this morning by driving south down the west side of the island, past miles and miles and miles of beautiful beach, which I’m sure will all be developed in ten years, but for now it’s just empty with the occasional very rudimentary

December 30, 2014 – Phu Quoc Motorcycle Tour – Day One Christmas is over, and it’s time to see a bit more of the island.  Deb was talking to a gentleman of our age who works some evenings at our restaurant, and he turns out to be an English teacher to locals entering the workforce,

December 25, 2014 – Phu Quoc Around The Town Well, here we are on Phu Quoc Island.  It’s a pretty big sucker out in the Gulf of Thailand, only three or four kilometres from Cambodia, but a 1.5-hour fast-ferry ride from Vietnam.  Sensible people, including the Cambodians, would deduce that it should belong to Cambodia.